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Lecture 5 Flashcards

1
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Define plant family

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a plant family is a group of genera (singular: genus) that share similar characteristics

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Name the four major plant groups and give examples (Phylum)

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• Flowering plants (angiosperms) (vascular)
• Conifers, cycads and allies (gymnosperms) (vascular) • Ferns and fern allies (pteridophytes) (vascular)
• Mosses and liverworts (bryophytes) (non-vascular)

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3
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What is the defining feature of Daisy family

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All members of the daisy family (Asteraceae) have composite flowers (i.e. many individual flowers) that look like a daisy.

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4
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What is the Cabbage family called

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Brassicaceae

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5
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Before the cabbage family was called Brassicaceae what was the previous name of the family

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Cruciferae

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6
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How many plant genera in Brassicaceae family

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372 plant genera

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7
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What shape are flowers in Brassicaceae family

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Comprise 4 petals in a cross (CRUCIFORM) shape

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8
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Name the terminal bud in Brassicaceae family

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Cabbage

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9
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Name the lateral bud in Brassicaceae family

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Brussel sprouts

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10
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Name the stem in Brassicaceae family

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Kohlrabi

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11
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Name the leaf in Brassicaceae family

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Kale

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12
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Name the stem and flowers in Brassicaceae family

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Broccoli

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13
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Name the flower cluster in Brassicaceae family

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Cauliflower

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14
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Name the Brassica common annual weed of arable land

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Sinapsis arvensis (charlock)

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15
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Name the Annual or Biennial Brassica weed of moist areas

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Cardamine hirsuta (hairy bitter cress)

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16
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Name the annual brassica weed of waste places , arable , market-garden crops

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Capsella bursa-pastoris (shepherd’s purse)

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17
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What is Goosefoot family called

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Amaranthaceae

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18
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What was the Goosefoot family called before being called Amaranthaceae

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Chenopodiaceae

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19
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How many plant genera in Amaranthacea

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178 plant genera

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20
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Describe members of the Amaranthacea family

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Have tiny greenish flowers
Have sepals but no petals
Flowers densely clustered on spikes

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21
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Examples of Amaranthacea crops

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• Beta vulgaris (sugar & fodder beets, mangels)
• Spinacea oleracea (spinach)
• Chenopodium quinoa (quinoa)

22
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Example of Amaranthaceae weeds

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• Chenopodium album (fat hen/goosefoot)
• Atriplex patula (common/spreading orache)

23
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What is the legume family called

24
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What was legume family called before it was called Fabaceae

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Leguminosae

25
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How many plant genera in Fabaceae family

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946 plant genera

26
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What is the Fabaceae family often known as

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Pea/Bean family

27
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What is Fabaceae family important for

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Fixing nitrogen gas from the air

28
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Describe members of Fabaceae family

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Have irregular flowers with 5 petals (standard at back, 2 wings at the side and a keel made up of the 2 lower petals)
Fruit is a pod that splits down both margins

29
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Example of Fabaceae weeds

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• Vicia hirsuta (hairy vetch)
• Ulex europaeus (gorse, furze, whin) • Cytisus scoparius (broom)

30
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How many plant genera in Rosaceae family

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104 plant genera

31
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Give example of Rosaceae weeds

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• Potentilla anserina (silverweed)
• Potentilla reptans (creeping cinquefoil) • Filipendula ulmaria (meadowsweet)
• Rubus spp. (brambles/blackberries)

32
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Smallest plant family

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Amborellaceae only 1 genus

33
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What is the celery/parsley,carrot/parsnip family called

34
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What was the celery/parsley,carrot/parsnip family called before it was Apiaceae

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Umbelliferae

35
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How many plant genera in Apiaceae family

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418 plant genera

36
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Example of Apiaceae weeds

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• Daucus carota (wild carrot)
• Heracleum sphondylium (hogweed)
• Aegopodium podograria (ground elder, bishopweed)

37
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Name the Apiaceae weed that contains phototoxic sap that the slightest contact with human skin causes painful blistering and skin irritation when exposed to sunlight

A

Heracleum mantegazzianum (giant hogweed)

38
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How long can the reaction to Heracleum mantegazzianum (giant hogweed) recur for

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6 years or more

39
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Name the species in Apiaceae family used to poison condemned prisoners in Ancient Greece

A

Conium maculatum (hemlock)

40
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What is the name of the nightshade family

A

Solanaceae

41
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How many plant genera in Solanaceae family

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115 plant genera

42
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Give an example of a Solanaceae weed

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• Solanum nigrum (black nightshade)

43
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What is the Daisy family called

A

Asteraceae

44
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What was daisy family called prior to being called Asteraceae

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Compositae

45
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How many plant genera in Asteraceae family

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1,911 plant genera

46
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Give example of Asteraceae weeds

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• Tussilago farfara (coltsfoot)
• Senecio vulgaris (groundsel)
• Senecio jacobaea (ragwort)
• Centaurea nigra (common knapweed)
• Cirsium arvense (creeping thistle)
• Cirsium vulgare (spear thistle)
• Taraxacum officinale (dandelion)
• Sonchus oleraceus (common sowthistle) • Sonchus arvensis (perennial sowthistle)

47
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What is grass family called

48
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Wnat was grass family previously called

49
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How many plant genera in Poaceae family

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759 plant genera

50
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All members of the Poaceae family are herbaceous except what

51
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Example of Poaceae Crops

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Rice
Wheat
Maize
Barely
Oats
Rye

52
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Example of Poaceae weeds

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• Avena fatua (common wild oat)
• Poa annua (annual meadow grass) • Agropyron repens (couch, scutch)

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